The world's first wearable spatial navigation device with LIDAR mapping, DLP projection, ultrasonic haptic feedback, and on-device AI — operating entirely without GPS or cloud connectivity.
GPS fails when you need it most. Existing devices can't see, show, or feel the terrain.
Dense forests, canyons, caves, and urban valleys block satellite signals exactly when navigation is critical.
Laser projectors fail on dark, rough, or wet terrain. Head-mounted displays block your peripheral vision.
Maps require visual attention. In low light, rain, or high-alert situations, looking down at a screen is dangerous.
AI agents shut down without internet. Emergency beacons send coordinates but no environmental context.
A precision timekeeping instrument that also navigates the impossible. Available in wrist and pocket watch form factors.
Each subsystem independently patent-pending. All working in concert.
DLP pico-projection with diffused LED — no laser speckle. Projects topographic maps onto any surface: dirt, concrete, snow, fabric. Surface-adaptive color correction via ChromaGround.
256-element ultrasonic phased array at 40kHz. Projects mid-air haptic pressure nodes above the map. Feel elevation contours and hazard boundaries without looking.
Dedicated SLAM-on-chip NPU with on-device CNNs. Real-time 3D occupancy grids from LIDAR point clouds. Loop closure, path identification, and 72-hour trajectory logs — all without cloud.
On-device AI agent with quantized 4-bit neural network. Conversational navigation assistance, disorientation assessment via vocal stress analysis, predictive safety engine for hypothermia and dehydration risk.
Disorientation detection fused from IMU trajectory, GNSS quality, LIDAR ambiguity, and vocal stress. Automatically activates LumenField projection, Ghostline escape trails, and emergency services — all on-device.
Continuous 72-hour breadcrumb trajectory log. On disorientation, projects escape-vector trail to nearest safe location with hazard markers, distance, and ETA. Dynamic updates as you move.
Off-grid intentional cartography — map the unmapped, in real time, with your wrist.
360° LIDAR sweep at 30Hz captures raw point cloud as you move.
TerraCore voxelizes into 5cm 3D occupancy grid with loop closure.
LumenField projects evolving map on ground. Scanned = solid, unscanned = translucent.
Mesh network merges maps across devices. Collaborative wilderness mapping.
From wilderness search and rescue to military operations, cave exploration to dementia care — the Aether Compass is designed for anyone who needs navigation when GPS and the cloud are unavailable.
Real-time mapping, team mesh networking, rescue coordination markers projected onto terrain.
Hikers, climbers, backcountry skiers. Never lose the trail again. 72-hour breadcrumb retention.
GPS-denied operations. Edge AI with zero RF signature (passive mode). Collaborative team maps.
Dementia wandering prevention. Geofenced alerts. Automatic emergency notification with environmental context.
No GPS, no problem. LIDAR maps underground passages in real time. Threadmark guarantees return path.
Mesh network relays maps between first responders. VoidMode maps collapsed structures.
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